Cenotaph of the Julii, Glanum émy-de-Provence, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
The mausoleum, 18 meters high, can be found at the beginning of the road to Arles and Nîmes, and must therefore be dated to the first years after the construction of the arch - let's say between 30 and 20 BCE. The dedicatee was a warrior in the armies of Julius Caesar and/or the emperor Augustus, who awarded him with the Roman citizenship. The inscription says that the tomb was erected by Sextus, Lucius and Marcus Julius, the sons of Gaius, and dedicated to their father and grandfather. The fourfold arch reminds of a triumphal arch, a fitting symbol for a warrior. The top of the monument reminds one of a round temple or tholos. There may have been statues of the deceased and his father as heroes. No urn was ever found inside the monument, so perhaps it was placed in this temple - if the monument was not a cenotaph for someone who was missing in action.
Size: 3391px × 5100px
Location: Glanum émy-de-Provence, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Photo credit: © Olga Gajewska / Alamy / Afripics
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